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Yet another cold October day in Kansas, but that didn't stop me from going out and railfanning, and here's what I caught.
Train 1: UP SD70ACe #8336 Leads an Eastbound mixed intermodel towards Herington.
Train 2: Can you say ESPEE! Well I sure can, as SP AC4400 #187 leads a grain train Eastbound with a fellow EX-SP AC4400 along for the ride.
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Interview with Michael Leonhart and Jon Herington on july 11st, 2007 before Michael's show at Sunside, Paris. The day before, the two musicians were playing with the Steely Dan Band for an amazing show at Le Grand Rex, Paris.
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After 6 inches of snow fell I needed to get out and get some snow shots again, and caught a couple in about an hour.
Train 1: UP C44-9W #9723 leads a long stacktrain West.
Train 2: UP C44-9W #9564 and GP60 #2083 lead the AMLNSR East.
Enjoy the Snow shots!
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This video is dedicated to Patrick(rhsballa3344 ).
Train 1: UP 9699 West with an EX-SP SD40T-2.
Train 2:UP SD70ACe 8582 East with a Manifest.
Train 3: Local led by UP 1782, and HLCX 3820
Train 4: Switchers
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A dreary morning turned into a nice afternoon with a few trains.
Train 1: UP 4089 East leads a Z-Train with new SD70ACe and GEVO.
Train 2: UP 7617 West with a colorful intermodel.
2 trains in about 4 hours....I got bored after awhile. But worth the wait I suppose.
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First train of the morning was a Westbound Manifest that rolled over the camera.
Second train was an Eastbound Z Train.
The Third was also an Eastbound Z-Train wtih a KCS AC4400CW.
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Train 1: UP #5280 East with a stacktrain.
Train 2: The Local heading East.
Train 3: UP #5484 East with another stacktrain, and a very friendly conductor, who came out of the window and gave a big smile and a big wave, sadly most of it was off camera.
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Plenty of radio traffic today, but not so true with the amount of trains. Although as you know with my luck they usually come when I am not there. But I did catch the switcher, and the MTUHN.
Train 1: The Switcher's, with a new unit, UP B40-8 #1845
Train 2: UP #9546 and UP #9195 take the MTUHN Manifest East toward Herington.
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After getting some food in Pratt we head East and catch a few trains along the road back to Hutch.
Train 1: WB Auto at Preston, KS
Train 2: WB Auto with a Cool Crew at Janet, KS
Train 3: WB Auto with Another Cool Crew At Hutch
(c) 2008 Chuck Mitchell
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I had a pretty decent hour for trains today. The first train was actually on the BNSF La Junta Sub and since it came off of the UP I put it in this set. It had a nice unit 3rd out, SSW 9703. The other two trains are on the UP at Cleavland St, and they are the AGBPX and the MKSTU.
(c) 2008 Chuck Mitchell